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@@4_Science the equipment isn't special except the mixer which you can rent. Time is always a factor with building yourself; this didn't take very long.

@@John-vz5un Thanks 🙏

@@John-vz5un Thanks for seeing the potential! We are working on ways to get this disruptive technology into more people's hands. Stay tuned!

Thank you!

Hi Greg! We no longer use aircrete because it weakens the mix without enough benefit to justify it. No compression test yet but working on getting universities to help us do the testing

That sounds great! We were looking at doing that with sand. Where did you see this design?

Sorry for the delay! Working on several big projects, updates coming soon

That's a good idea! If you see the workshop in our videos, it is multistory with no framing. We do recommend you add more support like columns, but it goes to show how strong the compressive strength of the styrofoam is and how strong the fiberglass mesh is!

It should stand especially with the Gothic arch shape which keeps the walls in compression. The large workshop in our videos is unframed with a second story on top and is holding up great 4 years later so we proved the strength of this material in many uses. Check out our online class at abundancebuild.com to get our exact recipes, cost spreadsheets, and step by step video guide for how to accomplish your build at the best price!

No, but having a homogeneous fiberglass shell wrapped around your building and coated in stucco is great for earthquake resistance!

Good idea! It will just take a while to make all the blocks, that's why we pour the whole wall in one go.

Great idea! Yea, we are always studying new products and ways to simplify for DIYers - you can email us at support@abundancebuild.com

You're right! Drywall is one of the options we teach in the class. We just like the low cost and longevity of stucco best if you're willing to do the work.

Welcome in! We have more videos coming soon! You can check out our playlist for a start to finish on this build :)

Yes that is covered in our online class! We vary the mix a bit with 4 inches of Abundacrete then 2 inches of standard cement on top. This creates a better insulated slab at a lower cost!

Styrofoam is 98% air and not a significant off gasser; when you coat the beads in cement and then lock it behind stucco there is virtually zero exposure. Modern homes use all types of foam insulation open air with no concern - what we do is even better since it is cement coated and shielded.

Thank you!

Yes, sorry for the delay.

For this build we made a reusable mold. We ended up coming up with a couple better methods also.

Sounds great! Email us at support@abundancebuild.com

Yes you can do any shape! For domes it may be easier for you to pair Abundacrete with earthbags. We found it was so lightweight you can carry the bags around and shape them easily! The precision of your woodworking cuts for domes in other methods is possible but more challenging

We divert styrofoam heading directly to the landfill and sequester it behind long lasting cement walls that we have now made self-healing (aka Roman Cement!) There is no reason to bring the building down, but if you need to you can grind the material down to reuse it as an insulative filler once again. This is significantly better than the landfill which is the number source of micro plastics in our environment.

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Thanks! We did the work to discover easier ways to get this result so you don't have to do it the hard way haha! We compiled it in an online class at abundancebuild.com

Yes! Check the video out here: m.czcams.com/video/LMPR8i4IWMA/video.html

Awesome! Welcome back! The class is 40% off, code SUMMER40 is automatically applied to checkout so the discount is almost the same. Enjoy our research and all the savings and benefits of Abundacrete!

You can get all of our research including formulas and building methods in our online class at abundancebuild.com

Sounds great! Email us at support@abundancebuild.com

Thanks for the tip! We will look into it!

We use recycled shredded styrofoam. We get it for free from a factory; before that we got it from a store and shredded it with a lawnmower!

Thank you!

You could say that but it's not a panel; it's the entire wall connected so much stronger!

Thanks for the reply

@@clarkmessec7580 You're welcome!

You can technically shred anything but you won't get the great insulation effect that the foam provides because it is 98% air

The best place is a styrofoam factory; but if you don't have one in range, appliance and furniture stores have big pieces. Anywhere that sells boats also will have large blocks. Abundacrete outperforms aircrete by such a wide margin it is worth it to source and shred free styrofoam!

Please email us at support@abundancebuild.com and we can provide a discount for your humanitarian efforts! You need all of the information to get the lowest overall price on each build

Sure! We could do that as part of an updated fire test video soon

was thinking the same thing myself after watching this; aircrete and styrocrete each seem to be suitable insulation and protective materials

@@grassabrutta Right but Styrocrete (or as we have now upgraded to Abundacrete) outperforms aircrete in so many ways. Mainly ease of production, being able to stack without bubbles popping, and lower cost! Check out our online class at abundancebuild.com to get all of our research and building methods up to version 4.0!

It's possible but the challenges with panels are 1) the panel has to be in compression to bond 2) the panel must be small enough to lift 3) you have to be delicate with the panel to prevent cracks. We found it easier to pour in place! Our new methods are in our online class at abundancebuild.com - use code SPRING40 for 40% off!

@@AbundanceBuild Thanks for the quick response. Big fan of your work and inspired to research this material for my next build. What's included in the class that isn't presented in your videos here on CZcams?

@@Capnmax Version 1.0 is free here on CZcams. The Class covers everything we built up to version 4.0 with lots of bonuses like how to make the affordable tools, cost spreadsheets, special additives, etc

Sorry about that. I also forgot who he was or how to find him. Thanks for watching!

It's included in our online class at abundancebuild.com, use code SPRING40 for 40% off

Cement walls don't really need to breathe much, the air exchange is handled by your ventilation set up. The material itself is mold proof since it is entirely cement-coated stucco

You can do 4 inches of Abundacrete at about $2 per square foot under 2 inches of standard cement for a slab

Between the materials and the shape this would be ideal for the weight distribution. Your ideas for additional reinforcement sound great! We can't say exactly how well it would hold up without testing it but there is definitely reason to believe it would work well!

Chain link won't do. You need rebar, spaced fairly close. Without engineering, i'd go #4 bar 6" on center. Also, you'll need more than a basic pad to deal with the vertical load and some way to cope with the spreading forces at rhe base. If you get all of that right, six inches of shotcrete encapsularing the rebar will be plenty. Thicker at the base, obviously. I'm very curious how the Germans waterproofed the structure before burying it. If you have pics or drawings, pls post a link!

Yes and it would be good for insulating a pool!

Yes sorry for the delay! We have a few on deck and are integrating the giveaways too!

The biggest challenge would be the height. Working on scaffolding at that height is pretty intimidating. Our method comes out to $5 per square foot

@@AbundanceBuild so if a pole barn frame carried the roof load and this was used instead of metal siding? I haven't priced out metal siding in terms of square feet. I wonder? hummm

@@KellyLCall Galvalume is very affordable and Abundacrete can stick to it nicely to insulate it! That would be probably your fastest and best performance solution, we touch on that in the Online Class at abundancebuild.com

@@AbundanceBuild I just had a thought. I wonder how this would integrate with 3d printed walls? Using the 3d material to support the load of the roof and this to fill in the gaps. It would be super insulated and perhaps you could 3d print two or three feet of elevation at a time and then stop and fill it with this stuff and then 3d print the next 3 feet. it would make placing and packing this material a lot easier if you only had to do a 3 foot deep section at a time. Thoughts?

@@KellyLCall I think that is the best way to integrate it with 3D printing! But the cost of moving the giant 3D printing rig and the fact that it cannot do roofs has made us less interested in 3D printing and doubtful it will ever create "affordable" housing

You're welcome! Glad it got approved!

Yes the new website is abundancebuild.com where you can download the entire online class and store it on your device or offline whenever you're ready to build!

The book comes with the class. We are about to launch the spinner giveaways with discounts up to 80% off, so if you hit the notification bell and watch the channel you can wait for the best price

Yes, the recipes and applications can be used for retrofitting! Use code SPRING40 for 40% off at abundancebuild.com

@@AbundanceBuild SWEET! I'm glad I found your channel. (Liked, Subscribed and Notified.)

@@JoeBManco Thank you! More ambitious projects coming soon!

@@AbundanceBuild Looking forward to more videos coming. I will certainly look at buying your course after I pay some bills and talk to the city planning office tomorrow. I just need to make sure they would be okay with using aircrete/styrocrete as insulation before starting. This idea looks like it will save a considerable amount of money over Rockwool insulation, especially when pairing this with a stucco exterior instead of Masonite siding.

@@JoeBManco Having the same idea. Post any outcomes if you can.